The Oluwo of Iwo land, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, has called for death penalty for kidnappers in the state to help put an end to kidnapping.
Akanbi made the call during a courtesy visit by the traditional rulers of Iwo land to Governor Gboyega Oyetola in Osogbo on Thursday.
The traditional rulers visited the governor to felicitate with him on his victory as the winner of the September 2018 Governorship election, as upheld by the Supreme Court.
The monarch said the issue of kidnapping in the state had become worrisome and demanded a harsh penalty for anyone involved in the act.
“We traditional rulers want to beg the governor on behalf of other royal fathers to strictly enforce a harsh penalty for kidnappers when apprehended.
“If possible it should be death penalty instead of life imprisonment as the case may be,” Akanbi said.(NAN)
Akanbi made the call during a courtesy visit by the traditional rulers of Iwo land to Governor Gboyega Oyetola in Osogbo on Thursday.
The traditional rulers visited the governor to felicitate with him on his victory as the winner of the September 2018 Governorship election, as upheld by the Supreme Court.
The monarch said the issue of kidnapping in the state had become worrisome and demanded a harsh penalty for anyone involved in the act.
“We traditional rulers want to beg the governor on behalf of other royal fathers to strictly enforce a harsh penalty for kidnappers when apprehended.
“If possible it should be death penalty instead of life imprisonment as the case may be,” Akanbi said.(NAN)
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